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noun (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
noun the act of treating with medicines or remedies
originFrom Middle English medicacioun, from Middle French médication and its etymon Latin medicātiō, from medicārī (“to heal, cure”), from medicus (“a physician, surgeon”), from medērī (“to heal”). Equivalent to medicate + -ion.
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